The Master of Divinity in Interreligious Chaplaincy Degree program will prepare you for a career in chaplaincy and provide you with interreligious and intercultural spiritual care competency. You’ll learn to serve as an effective and compassionate minister, working with people from diverse faith backgrounds and walks of life.
This interfaith chaplaincy program may be a good fit for you if you plan to pursue a career in chaplaincy in any of a number of contexts, including:
You also may pursue a career providing pastoral and spiritual care within religious and spiritual communities.
In addition to achieving the core MDiv degree learning outcomes, a graduate of the Interreligious Chaplaincy program will be able to:
Employment as a chaplain requires completion of additional CPE units beyond United’s degree requirements and endorsement/support by a recognized faith group, which may require additional coursework. BCCI certification, which is a common employment requirement, requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and an additional 2,000 hours of chaplaincy work experience after CPE.
LEARNING OUTCOME |
NUMBER OF COURSES |
COURSES |
Religious Texts | 4 |
Introduction to Religious Texts
Two 2000-level Religious Texts courses Choose one: Biblical Exegesis
One additional 2000-level Religious Texts course |
Theological Tradition | 4 |
Invitation to Theology: Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
Choose one: History of Christian Theologies
History of Modern Theologies Constructive Theology One additional Theology and Religion course
|
Ethics/Justice | 2 |
Comparative Religious Ethics
Choose one:
Queer and Trans Theologies
Black and Womanist Theologies |
Formation | 2 |
Introduction to Spiritual and Personal Formation
Social Enterprise |
Cultural Contextualization | 1 |
World Religions
|
Arts and Theology | 1 |
Choose one:
History of Arts and Theology
Art, Religion, and Contemporary Culture |
Social Transformation | 1 | Leadership and Strategies for Social Change |
Integration | 1 | MDiv Capstone Seminar |
CORE SUBTOTAL |
16 | |
Vocational Contextualization & Skills | 8 |
Introduction to Pastoral and Spiritual Care
Preaching and Your Public Voice Intercultural Approaches to Chaplaincy Interreligious Approaches to Chaplaincy Trauma, Suffering and Care Two elective courses CPE Internship |
CONCENTRATION SUBTOTAL |
8 | |
DEGREE TOTAL |
24 | |
* Students may petition the Registrar to substitute Hebrew Bible 2 for an RT course about another religious tradition. |
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